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Re: [OM] Instagram Wants To Sell Users' Photos Without Notice

Subject: Re: [OM] Instagram Wants To Sell Users' Photos Without Notice
From: Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:36:07 +0100
2012/12/19 Ken Norton wrote:
>
>
> What has me knotted up, though, is model-releases. The way the
> user-agreement is written, Instagram wipes its hands free of any
> liability in concern to model-releases and opens up the photographer
> to lawsuits if one of the images is sold without a model-release. So,
> basically, we're doubly hosed because we have to make sure that we
> never Instagram a photo without model-releases of everybody in it and
> we get no money for the use of the photo. So, the photographer assumes
> 100% of the liability without any benefits.
>
> This really is uglier than what meets the eye.
>

Sharp. Think you are right, great to live in a country with so much skilled
lawyers ;-).

>
>  I've been pointed to several examples
> already.


Can you share these? That would be interesting.

Thanks, best, Frank (who is only on Flickr)
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